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Smith meets the needs of the hour ... again

Graeme Smith is a player for the big occasion. Show him adversity and he'll see a challenge to overcome

05-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

Nearly is not enough for England's batsmen

England had the chance to grasp the series on the second day at Newlands, but they loosened their grip

04-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

Steyn and Morkel live up to the hype

This was what touring South Africa is meant to be all about, the battle between batsmen and fast bowlers

04-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

From chaos to a happy place

England's year began with the Moores-Pietersen spat and the 51 all out and went on to take in the Ashes win and a marked improvement in ODI cricket

04-Jan-2010•Andrew Miller

England fix their eyes on the summit

Summits are not reached at speed, but with small, steady steps until the goal is reached

03-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

Kallis quashes Durban demons

Had Graeme Smith had been caught off Graham Onions' first ball of the match, South Africa's day could have unravelled amid memories of their Durban demise

03-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

England's worst venue in South Africa

A statistical preview to the third Test in Cape Town, where England have lost all their matches since South Africa's re-entry into the Test fold.

02-Jan-2010•Nitin Sundar

Strauss savours a year-capping victory

Not many teams beat South Africa on home soil, even fewer do it by an innings an hour into the final day

30-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Vertigo kicks in as South Africa stumble from summit

Reaching the summit is one challenge, staying there is something entirely different

30-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Riches to rags for free-falling South Africa

Something is amiss for South Africa. Barring an end-of-year miracle, 2010 will start with plenty of soul-searching

29-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Bell bounces back from Centurion horror

Ian Bell has always been a player more comfortable in the shadows than the limelight

29-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Post-Ashes attitude gives England lift-off

England were second favourites before this four-match series started, but this performance is ripping up the form book

29-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Morkel's missed opportunity highlights bowling concerns

Cook's tenth Test century wasn't a pretty affair, but it was one of the most valuable of his 25-year-and-three-day life

28-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Gooch's guidance pays dividends for Cook

Cook's tenth Test century wasn't a pretty affair, but it was one of the most valuable of his 25-year-and-three-day life

28-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Ordinary Ntini falls into the spotlight

The pressure will be squarely on Makhaya Ntini during the third day in Durban with questions growing about his future

27-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

A contest crying out for a hundred

Virender Sehwag has taken the art of opening to new levels and Strauss briefly managed a passing impression of him

27-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

England rewarded for playing waiting game

At tea on the opening day at Durban, England were looking short of options and short of ideas, but six overs into the evening session, there was a very different complexion to proceedings

26-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Meeting Sir Ian

Thrilling on the field, glamorous off it, and a do-gooder to boot. After all these years, Beefy is still a great choice as a childhood hero

26-Dec-2009•George Dobell

A stalemate-jinxed venue for England

A statistical preview to the second Test in Durban, where England have managed to draw each of their last three matches.

25-Dec-2009•Nitin Sundar

Bell takes the heat, but Cook deserves the scrutiny

In the past, Bell has appeared untouchable in the middle order, but at least he has faced a challenge for his place this year

22-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

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